Cenk hosting. Tunisia has a new Democratic constitution. They were the first country to shake things up to change the government to a more progressive one that accepts freedoms of beliefs and sexual equality. Despite the constant calls for the Medicaid Expansion portion of ObamaCare to be eliminated, some Republicans are growing silent, and even speaking well of it since it’s popular with their constituents. If they run against it now, they run the risk of getting voted out. The Mayor of Sochi, the city that will host the Winter Olympics, claimed that there are no gays in the city in a BBC interview. The reporter pointed out that he visited a gay bar the night before. Sen James Inhofe claims that he’s proud of the “fact” that there has never been a gay person in his family’s history.
A writer outlined why he believes its the beginning of the end of Fox News. The average age of their viewers is 68. Only 1.1% of their audience is Black, while Romney received about 2% of the Black vote. Ted Cruz did a Sunday Talk shows tour to talk about the things he thinks Obama should say at the SOTU. Video mashup of Conservatives accusing Obama of going on an apology tour. He got into an uncomfortable disagreement with Bob Schieffer over his part in shutting down the government over his demands for ObamaCare. Rafael Cruz randomly posted an apology on his Facebook page over a “pornorgraphic picture” that appeared on his page. He claimed that his account was hacked. Now that the debt limit deadline is approaching again, Republicans are trying to figure out what they can demand in return for doing their job.
Tom Perkins, founder of a huge company, wrote a piece that compared the richest 1% to Jews persecuted by Nazis. He claimed that Jews dealt with racial demonization, and the rich today are dealing with classist demonization. The company that he founded posted that they were shocked and that he doesn’t represent the opinions of the company. When asked about it, Perkins doubled down on his hateful rhetoric.
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